Bachelor of Applied Science

Entry requirements

• IELTS6 overall
• PTE Academic20

Prerequisites

Academic qualification criteria 1. University Entrance (UE) 2. NCEA NCEA Level 3 which must include 14 credits at Level 3 or above in each of three NZQA approved university entrance subjects, and 10 Literacy credits at Level 2 or above, made up of 5 credits in reading and 5 credits in writing, and 10 Numeracy credits at Level 1 or above, made up of: co-requisite Level 1 numeracy unit standard 32406 or Te Pāngarau unit standard 32412 or certain achievement standards. 3. NQF A Level 4 qualification on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) equalling at least 60 credits or more completed within one year. This may be achieved through successful completion of a pre-entry programme such as the Health bridging certificate at Otago Polytechnic. Please note: completion of pre-entry qualifications does not guarantee automatic entry into this programme. University study Successful completion of courses equating to 50% of first year learner workload completed within one year. Other Equivalent professional experience. International requirements and equivalence To enter Otago Polytechnic's undergraduate certificates, diplomas and degrees, you need to have achieved a secondary school qualification that is equivalent to New Zealand's NCEA levels (National Certificate of Educational Achievement). This information is available by country on our Equivalent academic entry requirements page. English language requirements If English is not your first language, you must provide: New Zealand Un